As nouns the difference between henotheism and polytheism
is that henotheism is belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities while polytheism is the belief of the existence of many gods.
henotheism
Noun
(
en noun)
Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.
Derived terms
* kathenotheism
Related terms
* henosis
* theism
Hyponyms
* kathenotheism
Coordinate terms
* monolatrism
* monotheism
polytheism
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The belief of the existence of many gods.
Derived terms
* polytheist
* polytheists
* polytheistic
* polytheistical
* polytheistically
* polydeism